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by jerf 1133 days ago
"I think the AI driven development story is more about leverage than it is about wisdom."

One of the things I'm going to be looking for over the next few years is whether extensive use of AI assistance will enhance the development of "wisdom" or inhibit it.

I suspect the latter, based on our existing experiences with leaning too much on help, but only time will tell. If it accelerates the development of this wisdom, it will be an invaluable too; if it inhibits it, it will be a career equivalent of taking hard drugs; fun now, deadly over the long term. I'd advise those who are dabbling with it now to 1. keep an eye out on whether or not your own skills are developing and 2. consider whether there's a way to use the tool in a way that your own skills do continue to develop.

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In my experience so far it is much more along the lines of the horse and rider than it is a useful decision maker.

I'm still in charge of telling it where it go, but it takes me there. Knowing where to go and why is the important bit tied to wisdom.